Unemployment insurance acts as a support to help workers overcome difficulties
After quitting their jobs, unemployment insurance becomes a support to help many workers cover their lives, and at the same time have more opportunities to find suitable jobs.
After quitting his job at a restaurant in the My Dinh area (Hanoi) for health reasons, Mr. Pham Van Huan (Thanh Tri, Hanoi) had to find a new way to make a living. Currently, he hires to cook feasts at weddings and family parties. This job does not have a fixed income because the number of parties depends on each time.
Mr. Huan said that during the time he had not found a stable job suitable for himself, the monthly allowance from unemployment insurance helped him have more financial resources to cover living expenses.
Similarly, after quitting his job at a company in the real estate sector, Mr. Bui Hoang Anh (Thanh Xuan, Hanoi) sought out unemployment insurance policies to have additional support during the transition period. He said that he regularly participates in recruitment activities, both looking for new job opportunities and updating information about the labor market.
According to statistics from the Hanoi People's Committee, in the first 9 months of 2026, the city issued decisions to receive unemployment benefits for 51,200 people, an increase of 37.3% compared to the same period in 2025. During this time, more than 47,500 unemployed people were consulted and introduced to jobs; 742 people were supported with vocational training.
Mr. Vu Quang Thanh - Deputy Director of Hanoi Employment Service Center said that the organization of online job transaction sessions, connecting many localities, has created more job opportunities for workers, while expanding recruitment sources for businesses.
“Through online job transaction sessions, businesses and workers in localities can connect with each other more conveniently, saving significant time and costs. Workers have more opportunities to find jobs, while businesses also expand recruitment sources” - Mr. Thanh said.
According to Mr. Thanh, the effectiveness of job transaction sessions is not only reflected in the number of workers connected right at the session. After that, workers and businesses can still continue to exchange, interview and learn about recruitment positions. Thereby, job connection activities are maintained instead of only taking place for a certain period of time, contributing to supporting workers to gradually stabilize their lives.
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